Winning is just a little bit easier when you make five more threes than your opponent, a fact Doane Academy proved on Thursday. They took down Pennsauken Tech 60-44. That's another feather in the cap for Doane Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Nick Fusco was his usual excellent self, scoring 28 points along with two steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Doane Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Hiatt Smith, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Despite the loss, Pennsauken Tech still got an impressive performance from Omari Spencer, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Spencer has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played.
Doane Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-18. As for Pennsauken Tech, they dropped their record down to 6-17 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Doane Academy will face off against Holy Cross at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Doane Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 180 points over their last three games. As for Pennsauken Tech, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mastery at 3:45 p.m. on February 16th. Mastery knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Pennsauken Tech likes a good challenge.
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